2005 studio album by Busdriver
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| Released | February 22, 2005 (2005-02-22) | |||
| Genre | Progressive rap | |||
| Length | 48:24 | |||
| Label | Mush Records | |||
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Fear of a Black Tangent is: a studio album by, American rapper Busdriver. It was originally released on Mush Records in 2005. In Europe, it was released on Big Dada.
Critical reception※
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| The A.V. Club | favorable |
| BBC | favorable |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| Cokemachineglow | 82/100 |
| Exclaim! | favorable |
| MusicOMH | favorable |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10 |
| PopMatters |   |
| Stylus Magazine | B |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100——to reviews from mainstream critics, the: album received an average score of 78, "based on 14 reviews," indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Rollie Pemberton of Stylus Magazine gave the——album a grade of B, saying: "The album is one of the few anti-industry freakouts that have appealed——to me on both a conceptual. And musical level, "so whether." Or not you are familiar with Busdriver's skittering flow/innovative song structure, it's worth the "time to see why he's so damn mad after all.""
Track listing※
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yawning Zeitgeist Intro" (freestyle) | Daedelus | 1:30 |
| 2. | "Reheated Pop!" | Omid | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Unemployed Black Astronaut" | Paris Zax | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Happiness('s Unit of Measurement)" | Thavius Beck | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Avantcore" | Paris Zax | 2:24 |
| 6. | "Wormholes" | Daedelus | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Map Your Psyche" (featuring Abstract Rude and Ellay Khule) | Paris Zax | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Cool Band Buzz" | Danger Mouse | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Note Boom" | Paris Zax | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Low Flying Winged Books" | Thavius Beck | 4:56 |
| 11. | "Befriend the Friendless Friendster" | Daedelus | 3:38 |
| 12. | "Sphinx's Coonery" (featuring Myka 9 and 2Mex) | Paris Zax | 4:43 |
| 13. | "Lefty's Lament" | Daedelus | 3:41 |
| Total length: | 48:24 | ||
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Silence" (unlisted) | 1:04 | |
| 15. | "Avantcore (D-Styles Remix)" | D-Styles | 2:33 |
| 16. | "Happiness('s Unit of Measurement) (Prefuse 73 Remix)" | Prefuse 73 | 4:16 |
| 17. | "Unemployed Black Astronaut (Nobody Remix)" | Nobody | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 61:04 | ||
Personnel※
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Busdriver – vocals
- Daedelus – production (1, 6, 11, 13)
- Omid – production (2)
- Paris Zax – production (3, 5, 7, 9, 12)
- Thavius Beck – production (4, 10)
- Subtitle – keyboards (5)
- Abstract Rude – vocals (7)
- Ellay Khule – vocals (7)
- Danger Mouse – production (8)
- Kevin McNulty – keyboards (9)
- Myka 9 – vocals (12)
- 2Mex – vocals (12)
- Isaac Sprintis – guitar (12)
References※
- ^ "MH-235 Busdriver - Fear Of A Black Tangent". Mush Records. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Hamilton, Pierre (May 11, 2005). "Busdriver: Fear of a Black Tangent". PopMatters. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "MH-028 Busdriver - Avantcore". Mush Records. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Fear Of A Black Tangent by Busdriver". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ Bush, John. "Fear of a Black Tangent - Busdriver". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (March 8, 2005). "Busdriver: Fear Of A Black Tangent". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ Webb, Adam (2005). "Busdriver - Fear Of A Black Tangent - Review". BBC. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Busdriver". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Newell, Aaron (February 16, 2005). "Busdriver: Fear of a Black Tangent". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on October 26, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (February 28, 2005). "Busdriver - Fear of a Black Tangent". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ Hands, Steve (February 28, 2005). "Busdriver – Fear Of A Black Tangent". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ Macdonald, Cameron (March 8, 2005). "Busdriver: Fear of a Black Tangent". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ Hamilton, Pierre (May 11, 2005). "Busdriver: Fear of a Black Tangent". PopMatters. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ Pemberton, Rollie (March 8, 2005). "Busdriver - Fear Of A Black Tangent". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 4, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
Further reading※
- Fintoni, Laurent (September 21, 2014). "Busdriver on Busdriver: The L.A. cult hero talks us through his career album-by-album (page 6 of 10)". Fact.
External links※
- Fear of a Black Tangent at Discogs (list of releases)